Reception of signals in a device comprising a transmitter

A component (50) for a device (1) with a communication system transmitter (30) for transmitting signals via a radio interface in a first frequency band and with a receiver (10) for receiving signals via a radio interface in a second frequency band, wherein said receiver (10) includes an attenuation component (13) for attenuating signals received by said receiver (10), said component comprising a controlling portion setting an attenuation which is applied by an attenuating component (13) to signals received by a receiver (10) to a higher value in case said communication system transmitter (30) is transmitting signals with a power level exceeding a certain value, and setting an attenuation which is applied by said attenuating component (13) to signals received by said receiver (10) to a lower value in case no signal is transmitted by said communication system transmitter (30), wherein said higher value is sufficiently high to prevent an evaluation of said attenuated received signals, when said attenuation is set to said higher value.

A method for improving the performance of a receiver (10), which receiver (10) is combined in a single device (1) with a communication system transmitter (30) transmitting signals via a radio interface in a first frequency band, and which receiver (10) receives signals via a radio interface in a second frequency band, said method comprising attenuating a signal received by said receiver (10) with a higher attenuation, in case said communication system transmitter (30) is transmitting signals with a power level exceeding a certain value, and attenuating a signal received by said receiver (10) with a lower attenuation, in case no signal is transmitted by said communication system transmitter (30), wherein said higher attenuation is sufficiently high to prevent an evaluation of received signals attenuated with said higher attenuation.